The fact that I am marrying the man of my dreams is all that matters.

I know that you always take around because you talk so much, but I like to always know what's happening in your world.

It’s like my whole life my left ring finger has been lacking something, and finally it feels complete.

... it is easier to tell someone closer to you before you tell your partner.

Instead I’ve built a house made of lies that have come crashing down around me.

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.

When I was young I was working with a lot of people being out in the south. My uncle wrote for Al Green and I was around Al a lot.

Writing and giving voice to what I am feeling makes me happy. And supporting people in finding their voice, passion, outrage and resistance. There is nothing better than that.

Edgar Allen Poe really started me when I was 8. I fell in love with everything of his.

We cannot go to heaven in featherbeds.

Law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.

When you step on the treadmill, make a commitment. Do, say, 3 miles a day. And don't get off until you finish. It doesn't matter what speed you're going. Just don't get off.

Unnecessary hustle is one of the American follies. We hustle at both work and play, and consequently enjoy neither to the utmost.

The phrase I like to use to describe my sense of time-a play on comparative literature - is comparative time.